You thought you would tackle it? On what authority? Why is your opinion superior to say, St. Thomas Aquinas?
or how about the bible itself? Catholics take these literally when supporting the creed.
He decended into hell:
Ephesians 4:9
Acts 2:24
1 Peter 3:19
Hosea 13:14
Zech 9:11
Colossians 2:15
Psalm 23:7
Ecclesiaticus 24:45
As usual, protestants are the one who interpret the bible less literally. For Catholics:
John 6:55 literal, not symbol or metaphor
Luke 1:28 - Mary is literally full of grace - not symbol or metaphor
baptism is literally required for salvation
Acts: 2:38 - 39 and others
it is extremely interesting to find out that it is actually Catholics who interpret the bible literally, including on this issue that Christ did descend into hell, because we take the scriptures on the topic to be literally true
The thread above is also proof that when you part from the Catholic Church’s teachings, anything and everything can be questioned.
Matthew 5:29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell (Gehenna.
Greek - Gehenna - 1067 géenna (a transliteration of the Hebrew term, Gêhinnōm, "the valley of Hinnom") – Gehenna, i.e. hell (also referred to as the "lake of fire" in Revelation). [http://biblehub.com/greek/1067.htm]
Ephesians 4:9 "the lower regions of the earth"
No hell there.
Acts 2:24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
No hell there.
1 Peter 3:19 After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits--
No hell there.
Hosea 13:14 "I will deliver this people from the power of the grave (sheol; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? "I will have no compassion,
Hebrew - sheol - underworld (place to which people descend at death)
No hell there.
Colossians 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
No hell there.
Psalm 23:7 Not found in scripture.
Ecclesiaticus 24:45 I will penetrate to all the lower parts of the earth, and will behold all that sleep, and will enlighten all that hope in the Lord.
No hell there.
Perhaps you have a passage that says that Jesus descended into hell (Gehenna the lake of fire) that you have forgotten? What you have listed surely does NOT say He did.
>>As usual, protestants are the one who interpret the bible less literally.<<
Matthew 5:29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away.
Do Catholics gouge their eyes out if they look with lust at a woman or envy because they saw something they want? Jesus said it.
Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, even their own life--such a person cannot be my disciple.
Do you hate your father and mother and brothers and sister, your wife and childred and even your own life? Do you teach that people need to hate also? Or are you not a disciple of Jesus? Jesus said it.
After all, it is the Catholics that want to take scripture literally right? Or is it "as usual" that Catholics just pick and choose?
>>it is extremely interesting to find out that it is actually Catholics who interpret the bible literally, including on this issue that Christ did descend into hell, because we take the scriptures on the topic to be literally true<<
Yes it is interesting. Leteral rivers of water flowing from your belly, gouged out eyes and cut off hands, literally eating the paper the words are writtne on, and hating everyone around them so they can be a disciple of Christ. What a bunce!!!